How to Say ‘Anna meant the report first.’ in German
Anna meinte zuerst den Bericht.
AHN-nah MYNE-tuh TSOO-erst dayn buh-RIKHT
[AHN-nah MYNE-tuh TSOO-erst dayn buh-RIKHT]
Phrase Breakdown
Anna meinte
AHN-nah MYNE-tuh
Anna meant / Anna said
Introduces what Anna intended or said.
Anna meinte es gut.
Anna meant well.
Words in this phrase
Anna
[AHN-nah]
Anna
A woman's first name; here it refers to the coworker Anna.
Anna sagte, Anna kommt später vorbei.
Anna said Anna will come by later.
meinte
[MYNE-tuh]
meant / said
Past tense of meinen; used to report what someone intended or said.
Er meinte, wir warten besser.
He said it would be better if we wait.
zuerst
[TSOO-erst]
first
An adverb showing what should happen before other tasks.
Wir machen zuerst die Planung.
We do the planning first.
Den Bericht
dayn buh-RIKHT
the report
Refers to a report as the object being discussed.
Ich lese den Bericht.
I am reading the report.
Words in this phrase
den
[dayn]
the
Masculine accusative article before a direct object.
Ich lese den Text und korrigiere den Fehler.
I read the text and correct the mistake.
Bericht
[buh-RIKHT]
report
A work document or report that needs to be written, checked, or sent.
Der Chef braucht den Bericht heute.
The boss needs the report today.
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